In this podcast episode, we will be exploring the world of exploratory testing. What exactly is exploratory testing? What are the different types of exploratory testing techniques? Is it a testing strategy or a learning strategy? And how do you estimate the time required for exploratory testing?


We will also be discussing the challenges of setting time aside for exploratory testing when there are so many other requests and commitments. Additionally, we will be examining how organizations and modelling techniques perceive exploratory testing to be happening after everything is done.


Join us as we dive deep into the world of exploratory testing and uncover its benefits, challenges, and best practices. By the end of this episode, you will have a comprehensive understanding of what is exploratory testing, how to do exploratory testing, and why it is important, what are exploratory testing techniques, and many more things. So, don’t miss out on this informative and thought-provoking conversation!


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About Speaker:


Dr Lee Hawkins, Test Practice Lead at SSW




In the IT industry since 1996, Lee has spent most of his career helping software development teams across the world to improve the way they build, test and deliver software. He currently helps SSW https://www.ssw.com.au and their clients to improve their testing and quality practices in his role as Test Practice Lead.


Lee was the co-founder of the TEAM meetup in Melbourne, co-organized Australian Testing Days 2016, co-founded the EPIC TestAbility Academy for young adults on the autism spectrum, is a frequent speaker at international testing conferences, and blogs on testing at Rockin’ And Testing All Over The World. https://therockertester.wordpress.com/


He has been deeply involved with the Association for Software Testing for many years, notably as Program Chair for the CASTx18 and co-organizer of Testing in Context Conference Australia 2019. He is the author of An Exploration of Testers https://leanpub.com/anexplorationoftesters and co-ordinates the crowd-sourced Navigating the World as a Context-Driven Tester ebook. https://github.com/associationforsoftwaretesting/navigating/blob/main/navigatingcdt.md


LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-hawkins-3574148/




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